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•1 THE CHROlhcLB StriTcs To B« ft C3c«b Nowa* pftper» CftMipletft, Ncwsj, ftftd >' ©Ittttan If Too Do«*t Roftd , THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Got ♦ Tbo Newft. 1 VOLUME XXXVII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18,1937 NUMBER 46 ASKS TAXES BipPUCED President Admits To Capitol HiU i Business In Difficulties and Sugmts Tax Burden On In- " - dusii^ Be Lightened. W. E. McCarson Dies Of Woundf Young Man Residing Near Here Accidentally Shot While Hunt ing With His Brother. Washington, Nov. 15. —‘President Roosevelt recommended removal of tax injustices “to encourage produc tive enterprise”.today in submitting a four-pKjint legislative program to congress. In a message opening the special session which was read to the senate and hiuse by clerks, the president asked “early action” on legislation on farm crop control, labor wages and hours, reorganization of the execu tive brench and planning of natural resources. But of at least equal importance to members were these remarks on taxes: “Unjust provisions should be re moved provided such removal does not create new injustices . . . Nor can we at this time accept a revision of our tax laws which involves a reduc tion in the aggregate revenues or an increase in the aggregate tax burdens of those least able to bear them. ‘^We should give special consider ation to lightening inequitable bur dens on the enterprise of the small businjws men <^f the nation. -^ - In this way we may also find assistance in our search for a more effective method of checking the growing con centration of economic control and the resultant monopolistic practices which persist today in spite of anti trust statutes, A further seardr-YoF additional methods to meet this threat to free competitive enterprise is call- w\ C. Brown, Prominent Belton Funeral services for Walter Eugene McCarson, 21, who died from ftcci- dental gunshot ,^undsripst Thursday morning near hi^h®*”® Lees- ville section, were held Saturday af ternoon at 1:30 from Calvary Baptist church. Interment followed in Rose- mont cemetery with a large gather ing of friends assembled for the sad rites. The seivices were conducted by the Rev. Charles Henson, Pallbearers were: Jake, Roy and Lewis Quinn, Bill Patterson, Virgil Barnes and Henry Lee Lewis. Mr. McCarson, w'ith a younger brother, wa.s hunting on their farm when the tragedy occurred. His shot-, gun accidentally discharge<l inflict ing a wound in his right thigh. His brother, hearing the shot, rushed to his rescue and found that after being shot, Mr. McCarson had fallen in-a gully about twenty-five feet deep. An ambulance wa.s called and the injured man rushed to the Hftys’ hospital but was dead before he reached fieri*. The young man is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. .McCarson; one sister, Mrs. Eliza beth Smith of Clearwater, S. C.; five brothers, James, Thomas, Fred, Clar ence" and Sherman Lee McCarson, all of near Clinton; his paternal grand father, J.L.McCai^bh, "and his" ma ternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Mas- sey- Some Punt! Mrs. J. B. Hart Loses Father ed for at this time.” Mr, Roosevelt did not ask action on tax revision at the special session, a course advocated by many members of his party. He noted that the ques tion was receiving study by the treas ury and congressional committees. Again he reiterated that he expect- Citizen, Succumbs To Illness. Funeral Monday. Friends in Clinton and Goldville will sympathize with Mrs. J. B, Hart of the latter place, in the death , of her father, W. Carroll Brown, Sr., which occurred at his home in Belton ed the next budget can be brought Saturday afternoon following several within a definite balance” and direct ed special attention to business con ditions. ^ “Since your adjournment in August there has been a marked recession in months of declining health. Funeral services were held Monday morning from the family residence with Dr. J. M, Burnett, of the Baptist church, officiating. Interment follow- industrial production and industrial family burial ground, pyrehases following a fairly steadyj jjj. ^ life long resident advance for more than four years. he sftkL “The present decline has not reach ed .serious proportions. But it has "the effect of decreasing the national in come—and that is a matter of defi nite concern.” Discussions with businessmen, large and small, and leaders of agriculture and labor, Mr. Roo.sevelt assertt*d, had of Belton, a membc>r of a prominent Anderson cbirnty family, and a nvan who was highly esteemed in the com munity where he lived a useful and upright life. In addition to farming interests he was identified with other business affairs in Belton for many . .her marriage was Miss Lillian Blake, made clear to him that “we have wis-1 Charle.ston; one son, W. C. Brown, dom enough in the country today notij^^ Hvhon; two daughters, Mrs. only to check the present recession j g Goldville, and .Mrs. Julia years. Surviving are his widow who before honor which the club had be-stowe<l CoUege Group Honors DuBose Spartanburg l^astor Spoke Here Sunday and Made Member of Ministerial Club. The Rev. Henry Wade DuBo.se, D.D., pastor of the First Pre.sibyterian church of Spartanburg, spoke Sunday evening before a large audience at the First Presbyterian church at the “'honorary services” conducted for him by the Miitlsterial club of the college. Dr. M. W. Brown of the college in troduced Dr. DuBose. He stateil that Dr. DuBose had been in the ministry over 27 years and has iKH'n in this section of the country 14 years, u part of which time has has been conniKjtwl with the college as chairman of the board of tru.stees. Recently he resign ed from the pastorate of the Spartan burg church as well as from his posi tion as chairman of the btard of trus tees of the college to accept a call"^ a pastorate in Dallas, Texas. After his sermon Dr. DuBose was ,pre8ente<l with a certificate of life time membership in the Ministerial club by the president. Buck Patter- .son. In accepting the certificate he said that he wa.s plea.st*<l with the Joaiiha Fair Now Being Held Annual Event At Goldville With CompeiinK Community Booths Attracts Many. - but to lay the ground work for a per manent recovery.” “If the people are as willing as the government to use the economic knowledge gained in recent years,” he said, “this recession need go no further. “With the exercise of ordinary pru dence, there is no reason why we should suffer any prolonged reces sion, let alone any general economic paralysis. “Despite some maladjustments which can be corrected, underlying conditions are not unfavorable.” He said the fundamental situation was not to be compared with 1929 and that the obvious immediate task was incpcftsed use of private capital to create employment. “A little later,” the president said, “I will address you further sn regard to proposals to encourage private capital to enter the field of new housing on a large scale Shields, of Washington; one brother. Dr, George Brown,* Atlanta, and three sisters, Mrs. A. C. Latimer and Mrs. J, T, West, Belton, and Mrs, J. A. McDaniel, Greenville. Teachers Meet hi Laur^M Saturday i The Laurens County Teachers As sociation will hold its regular meeting in the 'Laurens high school auditorium Saturday at 10:30 o’clock. W. E. Monts, of this city, president o fthe association, will preside over the meeting. The general s the program -will be “Health and Safety.” Different phases of the top ic will be discu.ssed by Dr. Ben F. j Wyman, Director State Department Director of Laurens County Depart- jof Health; Dr. R. M. Street, District On the four points of his inunedi- ate program he listed: 1. —^“An all weather” surplus crop control plan aimed at “abundance without waste” and backed by new taxes should the cost exceed the regu lar budget. In that connection, he said: “I hope and believe that the su preme court 'Will not again deny, to farmers the protection which it now accords to others.” 2. —“Flexible” upon him. Dr. I). J .Wo<m1s, pa.stor of the Clin ton First church, on behalf of the club presented membership certificates to eleven new members. Dr. Woods rriade a charge to the men, exhorting them to be steadfast in their calling. The service was closed with the benedic tion by Dr. DuBose. .Mr. Patterson was in'/charge of the service. Others who a.ssi.sted were Dr, Brown, Dr. L. R. Lynn, president of jThornwell orphanage, and Dr. Woods. Dr, DuBose is the third honorary 'members to be elected to the club since its formal installation in De- cerryber of la.st year. The other two are Dr. John MeSween of Chester, and Dr. S. M. Glasgow of Savannah. The club plans another service next i»pring when a minister from Georgia WIXtl B life membership. Big Gain Made In Cotton Ginned State Highway Department; and Dr. Felder Smith, Secretary, State Board of Examiners in Optometry. Depart mental meetings will follow the gen eral meeting. KINARD TO SPEAK HERE The Blue Key national leadership fraternity of Presbyterian college, will hold its annual pledge banquet Friday night at Hotel Clinton. Dr. J. C. Ki- machinery to prosjnard, president of Newberry college, Figures as of November 1, an nounced yesterday by the county cen sus agent, show a large increase in cotton ginned as compared to the same period last^ year. While 12,331 bale.s had been turned out from the county’s gins on No vember 1 last year, 22,073 bales had been ginned for the corresponding pe riod this year, an increase of 9,742 bales. The Joanna Cotton Mills Commun ity fair, always an event of interest in Goldville, opened last night in the school auditorium and will continue through Friday evening. The open ing night was features! by a com munity song program, tonight there will be a style show, and Friday night a program by the school. The fair this year consists^ of six iKHiths. The Joanna Mill Cloth Booth is in charge of Mrs, Joe Johnson, Mrs. Marshall Motes, and Mrs. Ercie Brown. Article.s on display in this booth are all made from Joanna cloth. The neeellework Ixioth is h<*ad<“d by Mrs. Horace Ilanmi, Mrs. Mincie Rowe arnd Mrs, James Fulmer. The kitchen/b«K)th is in charge* of Mrs. Marian llamnn Mrs. Alma Ddell, .Mrs, E, H. Hunnicutt, and will fea ture cakes, breads, cookies, canneel fruits and vegetables or gardeq pro- el u<*e. Mrs. R. L. Francis, Mrs. Wm. Gastley and Mrs. L H. Poag will la* in charge *of improvised article's or made-over garments. A booth for needl(*work or anything made by children under 14 ypars of age, will be supervised by Misses Ruth Hair and Tootsie Odell. The literature benith will ibe in charge of Rev. K. S. Jones and ReV. I). E. Boozer, n*sident Methodist and Presbyterian pastors. The booths entered will be judgtsl for first, second and third places. The three-day program will incluile other intert*sting displays also, stands for the sale of refreshments, side .shows, and fun for all. The fair is an annuaf event at Joanna, with no admisaion charge, and is always attende<i by large crowds of interested men, wom en and children of the village, as well aa other visitors. Senator Smith To Lead Fight Farm Aid Is First Consideration of Veteran South Carolina Solon. Washington, Nov. 13.—Agricultural legislation—especially cotton and tobacco control—i« nunvber one item jof businees for South Carolina oon- I gressmen returning for the special .se.ssion. Proposed wages and hours legisla tions ranks close behind, but the Soutn Carolinians’ chief interest will 'be in the direction of farm assistance. Expressions of strong resentmept against the wage.s and hours bill came from the state last session. Letters and petitions bulge<l congressional mail, A delegation of manufacturers came here to oppose the measure. Senator Ellison U. Smith of South Carolina will be in the driver’s seat in the senate on agricultural legisla tion as chairman of the senate agri culture committee. During the recess he conducttnl a series of farm hear ings in Southern states. Smith, at the adjournment of the last regular se.s.sion, promised to be guided in drafting farm legislation by .sentmient exprrtsse<l by farmers dur ing the committoe’.s hi^aring tour. S<*nator Jami>s F. Byrnes has pro- postsl to bring up governmojital reor ganization as the first matter of bu.si- ne.ss at th^^^yjt-cial session, instead of farm legislation. Byrnes <loubtful a farm bill will be ready until a few days after con gress meets. As chairman of a special congressional committee on reorgani zation, he has expre8.sed the belief thi.s matter could be dispose<l of in the senate b<’fore a farm bill could gt to the floor. With Smith in control of farm leg islation on the senate side, another South Carolinian — Repre.sentative Hampton P. Fulmer of Orangeburg— will aid in guiding crop control in the house. Fulmer, ill most of last session, is ranking Democrat on bouse agricul ture committiH* and has iJeen meet ing with it during preliminary discus sions of thi* farm que.stion. Fulmer has proposed an eight-cent a pim^d import duty on jute from India to sulistitute for a processing tax on cotton. SPLIT SENATE FULTON TO LEAD P. C. SERVICES Crop control legislation will Iw the chief intorest of all members of tht* delegation, 'hut of equal interest to Kei)rt*sentativ»* Heyward Mahon of Greenville, John C. Taylor of Ander son and James K. Richards of Lan caster will be the wage>! and hours hill. They represent congressional dis tricts in which the textile imlustry dominates. Kopn'sentativew Thomas McMilla of (’harleston and Allan! H. Gasque of Florence will divide their interest in cn>p Ugislation between cotton and tobacco, the latter croji being grown princip&Tly'in the eastern part of the state. Moorhead To Join Missouri Hospital The Rev. Hewitt Fulton, pastor of the First Presb^erian church of Lau- rinburg; Nt-C;, wdll, conduct a^hree^ day series of services here on Decem ber 8,v^ and 10 for the college student body, according to an announcement ye.sterday by the administration. Mr. Fulton is a graduate of the college and i.'i pleasantly remembered here by a wide circle of friends. He is a son of the late Dr. Darby Fulton, who for thirty-seven years served as pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Darlingrton. William H. Moorhead, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moorhead of GoMville, has 'btH'n chosen by the mwlical staff of Research hospital, Kansas City, Mo., as an interne. 'Mr. Moorhead is now completing his last year as a medical student at Tulane university,. New Orlean.s, and will go to the Missouri hospital to ^ begin hts internshTp-Trr~.FnTnrafter re ceiving his degree in medicine. The Research hospital is one of the larg est in the United States and Mr. .McKirhead’s friends will be interested to learn of his appointment there. BOYD TO SPEAK SUNDAY Rev, B. H. Boyd, a member of the college faculty, will pr(«w;h at the 11 o’clock service at Thornwell Mem orial church Sunday morning. The usual afternoon service will be omit- PACK nCHT Anti-Lynching' Filibuster TaA- gles Congress With Southern ers *Bitter Against Proposal Urged By Northern Senators. President’s Reform Halted, j Washington, Nov. 16.—^Administra tion leaders helplessly watched their well-laid plans go awry today and President Roosevelt’s special .Session program came to an abrupt, if tem porary, halt. In the senate, meantime, Southern ers conductinl an old-fashioned fili buster against aAi-lynching legisla tion, adorned with the usual trim mings of full-throat(Hl oratory and lengthy reading from old congression al records. In the house, while confu.sion got the better of Speaker Bankhead’s gavel. Republicans spoke bitingly of calling a special .session with no work ready to 'be done. Then they blocked an effort to adjourn until Friday. The root of the. difficulty was the fact that, while Inith * houses had agrewl to take up crop control legis lation imme<iiately upon r(*convening, their agriculture committees were not ready to submit a bill for consider ation on the floor. The pr^ident ha<! called for a farin_. bill, wage and hour legislation, gov ernment reorganization and regional planning, and had given a signal to go ahead with preliminary work on tax revision. Only government nmrganization legislation was ready. House leaders decided yestenlay that the time was inopportune for consid<*ring it, and in the s<*nate the anti-lynching issue was interposal today. The chairmen of the committees which 'havp charge of revenue legis lation indicated that tax revision, which has 'been demandwl as a means of encouraging busiiK'ss, might be de- ferrtHi until January. The wage and hour bill passed last session 'by the senate was still se curely sewed up in the house rules committee, hut an effort was begun today to rip it loose by nu'ans of a petition. If 21H signatures are ob- tain<*d, the hill will go on to the floor automatically, tbairman 'Norton, Democrat, of Now .Jersey, of the hous«* labor com- mittee instituted the action. At the beginning of the <lay^’s session she laid the pi'tition on the speaker’s desk and a long (jueue of representatives awaited an opportunity.to sign. Only' 45 had the ehance <luring the short .session, for signatures must be attachisl while the house is meeting, i But, when the adjournment was tak en, a si/,<*able line was still waiting. The senate, meeting for the first business day of the new session, quickly found itself tangled in an in tricate parliamentary snarl. The t'ause was that in addition to designating crop control as the first order of busin(*s.s, the .si-nate had ma^le the anti-lynching hill the sec ond itom ufxm its program. Senator Barkley, Demwrat, Ken tucky, the majority leader, tried in vain to work out a back--stagp agree ment with proiKinents of the anti lynching , measure, under which the senate could go ahi'a<l with thi gov ernment riHirganization bill of Sena tor Byrnes, of South ('arolina. 'Byrnes, a bitter foe of anti-lynch ing bills, as well as the author of the reorganization measure, stole a march on., t he aupporters -of the former by obtaining the floor at the beginning of the se.ssion. However, in the afternixm, .Senator Wagner, Ihunocrat, New York, .suc- cec'ded in making a motion that the anti-lynChirig i)i|l be debatt^ Then the filibu.ster began. Bitter ly, Senator Connally, Democrat, Tex.. wame<l his colleagues that an effort to pass the bill would cause "some little delay.” He went into a long dissertation on the fact that the spec ial session wa.s calltnl t«» enact the president’s irrogram. vide minimum wages, maximum hours will be the principal speaker, and banishment of child lahirr 3. —iReorganization of government in the interest of “efficiency,” but with a warning against trying to make “major savings” in this way*. 4. —Regional planning boards to “avoid waste and'to give the nation its money’s worth” from government expenditures. “What these four subjects prom ise in continued and increased pur chasing power—^whait they promise in greater efficiency in the use of gov ernment funds,” Mr. Roosevelt said, “are intelligent foundaitions for the other plans for encouragement of in dustrial expansion with government help . . . “>lf private enterprise does not re spond, government most take up the slack.” Friday Newberry vs Mercer at Macon, Ga. Satarday Presbyterian vs Carolina at Co- lUihbia. The Citadel vs Erskine at Charles ton. Wednesday, Nov. 24 Presbyterian vs .Wofford in Spar tanburg. ^lemson and Ehwkine remain the only undefeated teams in the state standing. MR. MERCHANT.... There are thousands of Christmas shoppers awaiting your mes sages in THE CHROl!)I'IiCILE. Now is the time to start and go after your share of Christmas business. The cheapest and most effective advertising known is Newspaper Advertising. Placed in the home newspaper, your store message is read by all members of the family. It is not thrown into the gutter, hidden under shrubbery, blown against the hedge, just rubbish on the lawn, thrown into the waste basket or consumed by the trash burner. It be comes a part of the family circle where it stays and is read and re ceived as a welcome visitor in the home. Reach the people of Clinton’s trade area-through'. . . thoe: chronicle “THE PAPER EVERYBODY READS” preach church. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE! 7 DEATHS from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY. 1937 ' I Let’s Strive To Make This a^S|ife Tear On the Highways. ted. The pastor, Dr. I^ R. Lynn, will he in Decatur, Ga., Sunday t<r“ ‘4 fail to find anywhere in the pres at the First Presbyterian ident’s message any mention of this message any incnti matter,” 'he .said. “What was the ses sion called for? I ask the leaders of the majority and the minority.” Grinning broadly. Senator Mc- Nary of Oregon, the Repuhlioon lead er, answeri*d: “We don’t know, our selves.” “I do know,’ ’said Senator Barkley, and he enumerate<l the.bills listed by the president, observing, however, .that under the circumstances, consid eration of the anti-lynching bill would not violate the special order of busi ness. Connally accused Wagner of intro ducing the bill “to go off on a vote- catching expedition in Harlem.” The Texan pleaded for quick action on farm legislation, a.sserting that “the cotton farmers in my state and in other" Southern states are suffering as they have * never suffered since 1914.” He added .sarcastically: “And we Will give them u anti- lynching bill to relieve your deprea- (Continued on page eight) • 1 ' 1 niTl '’’fi « - . ... - .